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Yellow Rose Series, #1 – acrylic painting

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Mary

Yellow roses are an expression of exuberance. Yellow roses evoke sunny feelings of joy, warmth and welcome. They are symbols of friendship and caring – http://www.theflowerexpert.com In my research I found several different meanings/symbolism’s for the yellow rose – this … Continue reading →

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Flowers in a Teapot, oil pastel

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Mary

WordPress notified me that I’ve hit my 4th anniversary in this wonderful blogging community, that’s cause to celebrate. Thank you to all who have followed and/or visited my blog, the last stat shows some 204,300 visits – a number that … Continue reading →

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Red Roses Series, #3 – oil pastel

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Mary

“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art”, Paul Cezanne This painting happened to be based off of a photograph I took of a bouquet of red roses I picked from a gorgeous rose bush … Continue reading →

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Pink Roses in a Vase, oil pastel

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Mary

“A painting is never finished – it simply stops in interesting places.” Paul Gardner Pink Roses in a Vase, an oil pastel (8.5 x 5.5) was done on a gesso-prepared hardboard.  The underpainting background was painted with acrylics and the … Continue reading →

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Sunflower Study, oil pastel

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Mary

I’ve been missing from blogging for the past month or so – my apologies to everyone.  We’re busy with personal projects and I’ve had a bit of an artist block and one really bad painting, so bad in fact that … Continue reading →

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White Flower Study, charcoal

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Mary

Today a little something to celebrate the beginning of Spring ~ White Flower Study, was a quick charcoal drawing (9×6) on Strathmore Bristol Vellum paper.  My objective for this still life was to sketch the flower without too much detail … Continue reading →

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Tulips in Light, graphite drawing

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Mary

Bet you thought I got lost!  We had a few house projects to work on, plus I’ve been reading and studying drawing techniques for specific types of subjects and spending what time I had for drawing on this still life. … Continue reading →

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Dark Vase and Fruit, graphite drawing

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Mary

Continuing with my drawing series of still life’s ~ Dark Vase and Fruit, a graphite drawing (9×12).  This piece was drawn on Blick Drawing Paper (smooth side), trying out a new supply I just received.  It wasn’t as thick as … Continue reading →

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